Barrel-cover



(No Model.)

W. J. BEAN.

BARREL COVER'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VILSON J. BEAN, OF LAKE VILLAGE, E\V HAMPSHIRE.

BARREL-COVER.

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,014, dated November12, 1889.

Application filed April 26, 188,9. Serial No. 308.681. (No model.)

To all whom it potty concern:

Be it known that I,`vVILsON J. BEAN, of Lake Village, in the county ofBelknap and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Barrel-Cov# ers, of which the following isaspecification.

It is the object of my invention to .provide a cover for barrels, casks,and similar articles which may readily be removed or partially removedwhen it is desired to gain access to the contents of the barrel, and beas readily and conveniently replaced to cover the barrel.

It is also the object of my invention to provide a barrel-cover of thecharacter mentioned which may be readily and quickly applied to orremoved from any barrel of size suited to the cover.

My invention consists of a barrel-cover composed of a plurality of slatsor strips of suitable material, having flexible or hinged connections,combined with guide rods or bars connected with the barrel, said slatsor strips being loosely connected with said guide rods or bars, wherebythe cover can be moved back and the slats, one after another, be allowedto drop over in position in rear of the barrel and be drawn back overthe top into place again, being guided and kept in proper position inboth movements by the guide rods or bars, all as is hereinafter morefully set forth, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, and to the lettersof reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification, thesame letters designating the same parts or features, as the case maybe,in all of the views.

Of the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a barrel with myimprovement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View of thesame, the cover being in place on the barrel. Fig. 3 is a view similarto Fig. 2,

lbut showing the cover removed.

In carrying out my invention I provide a.

frame comprising the guide-rods d, provided at their upper ends withhooks b, or similar contrivances, constructed and arranged to beofslats, strips, or bars of wood or other suitable material, and flexiblyconnect or hinge together such slats, preferably, though obviously notnecessarily, as shown in the drawings, by means of a sheet e of textilematerial-leatheror the like-secured to the lower surface of each of theslats, similarly hinging the rear slat to a block j', which may be madeof metal, or otherwise made to serve as a weight in addition to theother functions performed by it. The block f is provided with suitableloops or guide-eyes g g, which loosely engage the rods a, as shown.

The front slat of the cover is provided with a lip or segment of a rim71, formed to iit over the front of the upper edge or chine of thebarrel when'the cover is in place over the' top. Said front slat islikewise provided with a knob i, whereby the cover may be manipulated.

In use the frame will be attached to the i barrel by engaging the hooksb with the chine thereof, cutting shallow notches in the latter, ifdesired, to bring the upper surfaces of the hooks below or on a levelwith the upper edge of the barrel. In this position, the guideeyes gbeing loosely engaged with the rods a., the cover may be drawn over thetop of the barrel with the rim h passing down in front of the upper edgeor chine7 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; and when it is desired to gainaccess to the contents of the barrel the front slat may be raised bymeans of the knob t', disengaging the riln 7L from the upper edge of thebarrel and moving the cover back, by which operation the slats will oneafter another be carried over the roller c and fall behind the barrel,as shown in Fig. 3; and when the barrel is to be covered the operatortakes hold of the knob t' and draws it forward, bringing the slats upover the roller c, when the rim h maybe caught over the edge of thebarrel, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the cover held in place. By thesemeans a cover for a barrel is provided which can readily be removed orpartially removed and held in position and be drawn back into place, andthe contrivance can quickly and conven- ,iently be removed from onebarrel and ap- IOC or at other places, or in other positions where thecover cannot be lifted up, or if taken oil? cannot be convenientlyplaced while access is being' had to the contents of the barrel.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form and arrangement otparts comprising my improvement without departing` from the nature orspirit of the invention.

Having described my invention and explained the manner in which the samemay be used, I declare that what I claim isl. A barrel-cover consistingof a plurality of slats or strips flexibly connected, combined withguide rods or bars adapted to be detachably connected with the barrel,said slats or strips being loosely connected with said rods to guide themovement of the former, substantially as herein before set forth.

A barrel-cover consisting of a plurality of slats or strips havingflexible connections, combined with a frame detachably connected withthe chine of the barrel, said frame embracing guide-rods and a roller,and said slats or strips being loosely connected with said bars andarranged to ride on said roller, as set forth.

3. A barrel-cover consisting,r ol' a plurality of slats or strips havingflexible connections, combined with a frame provided with hooks adaptingit to be engaged with and disengaged from the chine of a barrel, saidframe embracing guide-rods and a roller, and said slats or strips beingloosely connected with said bars and arranged to ride on said roller, asset forth.

4. A barrel-cover consisting of a plurality of slats or strips havingHexible connections, combined with guide-rods attached to the barrel,and block f, provided with guide-eyes loosely engaging said rods, as setforth.

In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two suhscribing witnesses, this 22d day of April, A. I).188i).

WILSON J. BEAN. lVitnesses:

II. l. QUINBY, A. (f. MooRE.

